Wimbledon

When it comes to the very best of the tennis action, there’s no stage grander than the stage of Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the most prestigious and age old tennis championship tournaments, that attracts the best tennis players from all the nooks of the world to come out and show their mettle. Wimbledon is the most highly reputed tennis tournament that is regularly being held ever since 1877. Wimbledon is a part of Grand Slam tennis tournaments, along with three others. The other three Grand Slam tournaments are, French Open, US Open and Australian. But out of all of these, Wimbledon stands to be the most famous of them all. Wimbledon is the only one of these four Grand Slam tournaments that is still played on grass at the All England Club. Every year, the event is held by the end of the June and beginning of the month of July. The tournament lasts usually for about two weeks. The matches in the tournament then lead to the Female and Male Singles Finals, which determines the champions.

On the tennis calendar, Wimbledon is the third grand slam tournament that is preceded by French Open and the Australian Open. Australian Open kicks off the tennis calendar and is played on Hard Court. Australian Open is then followed by the French Open that is played on Clay Court and then come Wimbledon. US Open is the last of the grand slam tournaments and it is also played on Hard Court. Before the Wimbledon kicks off, Gerry Weber Open and Queen’s Club Championships are also held in Europe, which serve as warm up tournaments for men. While for female tennis players, Wimbledon is preceded by Eastbourne International and UNICEF Open, both of which serve as the warm up events. But for the diehard fans of tennis, Wimbledon enjoys unmatched reputation and fame. The tournament offers all the tennis players in their highest level of competitiveness, which makes cheap Wimbledon tickets a must buy for the true fans of the sport.

This year 2012 will mark the 126^th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and will be featuring events like Juniors, Seniors, Invitation and Wheelchair tournaments. The main events or the Seniors events feature Gentlemen’s Singles and Doubles, and Ladies Singles and Doubles. It also features mixed doubles. Junior events, also known as Chimbledon, offer four events that are Boys Singles & Doubles, and Girls Singles & Doubles. Every year, five invitational events also take place which include Gentlemen’s Invitation Doubles, Ladies Invitation Doubles, Senior Gentlemen’s invitation doubles, Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles and Ladies Wheelchair Doubles.

All of these events culminate to determine the world champions. So as this road to Wimbledon shoots off this season, make sure that you have your discounted tickets for Wimbledon if you don’t wish to miss out on any of the events.